Bart Witteveen

Background

About Bart Witteveen

Highly motivated, committed, and versatile international humanitarian specialist with 30 years of experience in context analysis, program development, operational management, strategic planning, budget and financial administration, policy formulation, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, and detailed reporting. Especially skilled at building effective and productive working relationships and promoting coordination with relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, the Red Cross Movement, UN agencies, donors, government authorities, research and academic institutions, consultants, and the media. Value added strengths: • Senior Leadership of diverse, multidisciplinary, and international teams in a wide range of challenging environments (protracted complex emergencies, natural disasters, recovery, international development). • Extensive experience in developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. • Insightful context analysis, strategic thinking, observation, negotiation, and analytical skills. • Extensive experience in needs assessment, response planning, risk assessment, security management. • Sensitivity to individual, gender, and cultural diversity; strong verbal and written communication skills. • Keen knowledge of global political, economic, social, and security developments and relateed policy issues. • Solid judgment, integrity, initiative, and creativity; flexible and imaginative problem solving. • Familiar with a wide range of donor agencies including Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the UK Department for International Development (DfID), the Netherlands DG for International Cooperation (DGIS-BUZA), the European Commission (ECHO), US Agency for International Development (USAID/BHA/BPRM), and other funding institutions such as Comic Relief and the United Nations funding mechanisms.